IONIC COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION METALS
POLYATOMIC IONS
COVALENT COMPOUNDS
RULES
100
NaCl
What is sodium chloride
100
CuCl
What is copper (I) chloride
100
NaOH
What is sodium hydroxide
100
CO
What is carbon monoxide
100
These compounds must use prefixes
What is covalent
200
KCl
What is potassium chloride
200
FeO
What is iron (II) oxide
200
LiCN
What is lithium cyanide
200
NO
What is nitrogen monoxide
200
Compounds with these must use the word acid, whether binary or polyatomic
What is hydrogen
300
zinc iodide
What is ZnI2
300
CuO
What is copper (II) oxide
300
ammonium chloride
What is NH4Cl
300
dinitrogen trifluoride
What is N2F3
300
Compounds with these must use Roman numerals
What is transition metal
400
magnesium nitride
What is Mg3Br2
400
iron (II) fluoride
What is FeF2
400
ammonium nitrate
What is NH4NO3
400
carbon tetrachloride
What is CCl4
400
Binary compounds must follow this special rule
What is none
500
silver sulphide
What is Ag2S
500
chromium (III) nitride
What is CrN
500
Manganese (II) nitrate
What is Mn(NO3)2
500
tetraphosphorus decaoxide
What is P4O10
500
A binary acid must use what prefix
What is hydro
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